British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Leaders gathered on Sunday for a summit above War in Ukraine they need to intensify and continue to support Kyiv and find a “time in a time of generation” for the security of Europe.
Starmer promised to supply more weapons to defend Ukraine, announcing that the United Kingdom will use 1.6 billion pounds ($ 2 billion) in financing exports to supply 5,000 air defense missiles.
His calling for European allies to increase the expense of his arms to deal with his defenses and Ukraine was not a sign that he thought the United States had become an unreliable ally, he said. There are no two countries as closely aligned as the United Kingdom and the United States, said Starmer.
“One thing that our story tells us is that if there are conflicts in Europe, it will wash on our shores,” he said.
Starmer, flanked by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron, said that all three have agreed to work on a plan to stop the fighting and then bring him to the United States, which he has discussed. intermediate a peace agreement.
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The meeting, which has been of greater importance in the defense of the ally started by the war, has been eclipsed by the extraordinary scoring From Zelenskyy by President Trump, who exploded on Friday in the White House as ungrateful for United States support against Russia’s invasion.
Said starmer CBS BBC news partner He does not trust Russian President Vladimir Putin, but trust Mr. Trump.
“I think Donald Trump when he says he wants a lasting peace? The answer is yes,” he said.
Starmer said there are “heavy discussions” for a US security guarantee
“If there is an agreement, if there is a stop of the fighting, this agreement must be defended, because the worst of all the results is that there is a temporary pause and that Putin comes again,” said Starmer. “This has happened in the past, I think it is a real risk and that is why we have to guarantee that, if there is an agreement, it is a lasting agreement, not a temporary pause.”
The three Essential Starmer listed a successful peace agreement were: to arm the Ukrainians to put them in a position of force; including a European item to ensure safety; and by providing a “US Backstop” to prevent putting on promises.
“This is the package. The three parts have to be in place, and that’s what I am working hard to gather,” said Starmer.
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Starmer hosted the meeting at Lancaster House, a 200 -year mansion near Buckingham’s Palace, after a Charm of Off Offensive last week to convince Mr. Trump to put Ukraine in the center of negotiations and inclined his alliances to Europe.
The leaders of Germany, Denmark, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Canada, Finland, Sweden, the Czech Republic and Romania were at the summit. The Turkish Foreign Minister, the Secretary General of NATO and the Presidents of the European Commission and the European Council, also attended.
The meetings of the last days had provided some hope, up to Zelenskyy visited the White House.
Visits to the Oval Office of Macron, who had declared his visit as a “turning point” and Starmer was seen as steps in the right direction. The meetings were cordial and Mr. Trump even took a softer tone to Ukraine, although he did not commit to providing guarantees of North -American security and maintained Europe that it should provide peace maintenance troops.
The highest diplomat of the European Union said KajaConfronting the nation with Margaret Brennan“In an interview he recorded on Friday that visits to the White House coordinated with a message that the struggle is” much wider “than Ukraine’s sovereignty.
“This is the freedom of the free world, really. This is the world where international law is applied and the world where it may not do well,” he said. “It is clear that Russia attacked Ukraine. There is an aggressor and a victim. And we must really assure us that Russia does not attack again. And because of this, we must concentrate our efforts. I mean, politically and economically pressing in Russia to stop this war, but also helps Ukraine to defend.”